Genna Tesdall shares her vision for empowering youth through cross-sector collaboration. She discusses how the working group provides an ideal platform for this and highlights YPARD’s role in amplifying youth voices, promoting inclusive financing, and enhancing youth engagement in development programs.
An interview with Troels Mahieu-Sorensen, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), during the 2024 Annual General Assembly on “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges”. UNDP joined the Donor Platform as a new member in October 2024.
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Key messages from the webinar Jobs for Youth in the Agrifood Sector: Leveraging Micro and Small Enterprises
This year's Annual General Assembly will take place on 26-27 November 2024, under the theme "Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges". We will examine how the international community is rethinking the use of limited Official Development Assistance (ODA) donor resources in food and nutrition. This includes exploring innovative financing, better coordination of donor approaches, and stronger harmonization of stakeholder engagement.
This special episode of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)'s podcast Farms. Food. Future. takes us behind the scenes of the Donor Platform's work.
Read the background paper produced by the GDPRD to inform and stimulate discussions during the 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGA) on 26 – 27 November. The AGA will focus on the theme “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges.”
AGA 2024 Synthesis Panel | DAY TWO: 27 November 2024 | 11:30 - 12:50 (CET) | IFAD HQ, Rome, Italy and Zoom. This final session will examine the implications of the AGA discussions on finance and the future directions of the Donor Platform.
AGA 2024 Finance Coordination Session | 27 November 2024 | 9:15 - 10:00 (CET) | IFAD HQ, Rome, Italy and Zoom. This session will explore the linkages with other global development financing discussions. Topics include the upcoming International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) and the 3FS tool.
AGA 2024 Youth Session | 26 November, 16:30-17:30 CET | Hear from young entrepreneurs from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda sharing innovative financing approaches.
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